“School Parenting”

Missional implications for campus mentorship in Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

Authors

  • DANIEL AWUAH-GYAWU STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
  • PROF. PETER WHITE Stellenbosch University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17570/stj.2024.v10n1.10

Keywords:

missional, mentoring, school parenting, campus menthorship

Abstract

Mentoring is generally understood as having a positive impact on people and society. The informal system of youth mentoring among Senior High School students in Ghana is referred to in this essay as “school parenting”. This exploratory study uses Kram’s (1983:613–622) model of mentoring to investigate “school parenting,” which is discussed based on the following findings: (a) students’ experience of “school parenting” in light of Kram’s mentoring model; (b) faith and nurturing; (c) exposure to risky behaviours; (d) compassion needs; and (e) approach to social justice. The article contextualizes mentorship in campus settings and examines it from a missional perspective.

 

Author Biographies

DANIEL AWUAH-GYAWU, STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY AND MISSIOLOGY

STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

 

PROF. PETER WHITE, Stellenbosch University

Associate Professor

Department of Practical Theology and Missiology

Faculty of Theology

Stellenbosch University

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Published

2025-01-08

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General Articles (articles from all theological disciplines)